Abstract Background The number of implanted reverse total shoulder arthroplasties (RTSA) is increasing worldwide. To improve patient care, institutional and national arthroplasty registries are being established worldwide to record outcome data. This article aims describe the setup an RTSA database in a high-volume university orthopedic hospital. Methods All patients who received at authors’ te...

BACKGROUND The number of total shoulder arthroplasties has increased exponentially over the last ten years, creating a more prominent role for revision shoulder arthroplasty in the future. The main reasons for failure of shoulder arthroplasty can be classified as soft-tissue deficiencies, osseous deficiencies, component wear, or infection. We hypothesized that, despite appropriate surgical tech...

BACKGROUND Return to activity is a commonly used indication for shoulder hemiarthroplasty (HA) compared with total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). Despite clinical studies demonstrating better functional outcomes after TSA, the literature has failed to show a difference in return to sports. PURPOSE To compare rates of return to sports in a matched cohort of TSA and HA patients with a preoperativ...

BACKGROUND The presence of multiple allergies has been correlated with worse outcomes for patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty, but the effect of allergies has not yet been elucidated with respect to shoulder arthroplasty. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to identify any discrepancies in shoulder arthroplasty outcomes with respect to reported drug allergies. We hypothe...